16 Nov 2021
Full report: Reality Check 2021: A year to the 2022 World Cup – The state of Migrant Worker’s Rights in Qatar
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Africa - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Uganda - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Intimidation , Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Intimidation , Failing to renew visas , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )Issues
Intimidation , Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Poverty Wages , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Security companies ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Security companies , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Asia & Pacific - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Intimidation , Failing to renew visas , Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Philippines - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Failing to renew visas , Intimidation , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Africa - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Kenya - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Location unknown , Gardening & landscaping , Gender not reported )Issues
Poverty Wages , Failing to renew visas , Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Nov 2021
Location: Qatar
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Africa - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Kenya - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
The final countdown to football’s next World Cup in November 2022 has started. But despite introducing important legal reforms, Qatar has still not delivered on its promise to end labour abuses and exploitation of its more than two million migrant workers. This report demonstrates that the past year has seen an actual erosion of newly protected migrant workers’ rights, with old abusive practices resurfacing, reviving the worst elements of the kafala sponsorship system and undermining reforms. The government has failed to rigorously implement the changes, throwing into doubt the pledge by key stakeholders that the World Cup would be a game changer for migrant workers in Qatar.